I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

57. The Lion King’s Birthday

The Lion King’s Birthday was one of the important holidays in the Infractus Empire. Although it was destroyed, the people of the empire placed great importance on honoring the great king who ruled the kingdom that became the predecessor of the empire.

It may not be comparable to the founding day of the empire, but that was the culture of the empire. Even ordinary people did not forget the annual event commemorating the Lion King’s birthday.

The situation was the same at Demeia Academy, where children of influential noble families gathered. Rather, it was strange to celebrate the Imperial Memorial Day established by the imperial family in vain.

Every year, as the anniversary approaches, a grand festival is held to honor the brave Lion King. At this time, the cadets also forgot about their busy academy schedule for a moment and enjoyed the festival.

The scale of the festival grew with each successive event, and now it has become one of the most popular social parties that any noble who wants to make their name known in the empire must attend.

However, Demeia Academy’s anniversary event was not limited to just nobles. During this period, the doors of the Academy were opened to the general public, and of course, it was crowded with people, including merchants who smelled money, to see the famous Demeia Academy.

It was an unconventional move that had to be avoided due to the nature of a closed academy that had to worry about spies from enemy countries, but it was being carried out under the belief that limiting it only to nobles would go against the founding ideology of the academy.

It was also a decision made because the places you can go are limited anyway if you are not an academy official.

For that reason, when choosing the biggest festival of the empire, Demeia Academy’s Lion King’s Birthday was always included.

The current academy was also filled with a lot of commotion ahead of the Lion King’s birthday. As the excitement left behind by the competitive game subsided, it felt like the empty space was filled by a festival-like celebration of the Lion King’s birthday.

Isn’t that incorrect?

Gilbert, who was in the physical training room again today, was sweating beads as he looked around the empty training room. Since I was in my prime, it was natural for me to fall in love with the joy of the festival.

It was no different whether a noble or a commoner. If an event like this were to be a ray of light in the dreary academy life, it would be a fun event.

However, contrary to that atmosphere, Gilbert was concentrating on physical training. The reason was that on the outside he had not been able to complete today’s routine, but on the inside, it was closer to intensive training in preparation for the upcoming attack.

After finishing the strenuous strength training, he took a long breath and caught his breath. He wiped away the sweat that poured down with a towel, but his heated body did not subside easily.

Sreuk

Gilbert, who was replenishing moisture as much as he had sweated, suddenly glanced at the open door of the training room. He was so caught up in the festive spirit that he found it surprising that there were cadets here to visit at this late hour.

But when I saw the people coming in, I couldn’t help but harden my expression slightly. He was Lily, with pink hair and a big presence.

“Ugh.”

As soon as Lily saw Gilbert in the training room, her face hardened. This was because, for her, the person she hated to face the most in her academy was Gilbert.

Gilbert also couldn’t help but harden her face slightly when Lily, the most annoying opponent, came in. From entrance mock competitions to comprehensive evaluations and competitions. That was the extent of Gilbert’s involvement with Lily when he came into this world, but the past always held him back.

Because of that, I had no choice but to cut off my relationship with Lily, whom I had always recruited as a colleague.

If he thought about her situation carefully, he might have a way to solve it in a good direction for her. Even if we could go back a little, there must have been a way to achieve an amicable relationship.

However, Gilbert completely cut off the relationship starting from the comprehensive evaluation. He said things to her that were rather hurtful to her, and said things that made her hate herself. The reason was that he wanted to become an opponent on whom he could completely pour out his hatred.

But suddenly a thought occurred to me. Wasn’t that his arrogant thought?

He pours out harsh words on the victim who has suffered emotional injury and turns that hatred back on himself. This was not a means worth considering.

Perhaps it was an aftereffect of his experience of being possessed. There were times when he said or did something that he thought was uncharacteristic of him. It occurred to me that this time too it might have been influenced by the original Gilbert.

“I’ve been in a bad mood since it’s late.”

Looking at Lily’s hostile attitude, it seemed like there was no way to change the relationship between her and her. But a thought crossed her mind that she must at least be sincere in her apology.

It’s not that he did something mean to Lily directly, but it was true that he caused an indelible wound to Lily while creating the character of Gilbert. He had to feel sorry for Lily as much as he felt bad for being thrown into this unknown world.

If one person was seriously hurt by a setting written without thinking, it was entirely his fault.

“Lily.”

“Is there anything more to talk about between us?”

I laughed out loud when I saw that he didn’t want to talk even for a moment, but he had to say what he had to say.

“Do you remember the comprehensive evaluation?”

“What are you trying to say?”

The tone of voice became higher. Lily couldn’t help but overreact to the word comprehensive evaluation. She hadn’t forgotten the impudent words Gilbert had said to her that first night. That’s what she said, that she doesn’t plan on coming and apologizing now.

“I clearly said I had no intention of apologizing to you.”

“The reason I’m bringing this up again is because it seems like I’m asking you to fight with me. Am I wrong?”

“Not at all. I have no intention of fighting with you.”

“Then why did you bring up that story?”

Gilbert calmly watched Lily, who looked like a cat with a lot of fur. Even if I came and apologized now, nothing would change, but as a human being, it was something I had to convey.

“I will withdraw my remarks at that time. I will sincerely apologize for what happened that day.”

“…What?”

Lily couldn’t keep up with Gilbert’s sudden words. When did she say something so shameless and apologize now?

“Are you saying that? You said you had no intention of apologizing, and now you’re apologizing? Ha! Since you’re starting to become famous, you’ve started managing your image. If that’s the case, I can’t help but think you’re an incorrigible piece of trash. “

“Not really. A few words of apology won’t change my already bad reputation. I just thought I should tell you.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. What difference do you think that will make? You abominable bastard.”

Seeing Lily gritting her teeth and glaring at him, Gilbert let out a sigh. Seeing the hostility greater than he could have imagined, he felt a little regret that he had brought up the story for no reason.

“I don’t think it will change. You can completely hate me and hate me. I didn’t mean to be forgiven by you. I just thought I had to apologize to you.”

I apologized and packed my bags. Lily’s expression was indescribably distorted, but she chose to ignore it. Perhaps this action was also Gilbert’s selfishness in wanting to feel a little more at ease.

“What the hell are you…!”

“I am sincere in my apology. That’s why I just wanted to make sure that you, the kind person, could completely hate me. That’s all.”

With those words, Gilbert passed by Lily, who was clenching her fists, and left the training room. It felt like I was going to hear her cry out in anger any longer.

But as he was leaving the training room, he looked back on what he had said. Although he did a good job of revealing his inner thoughts, the comment seemed a bit upsetting, perhaps because it was influenced by the original Gilbert.

In the training room after Gilbert left, Lily was staring intently at the door he left through. It’s not like there was any influence in her words, but she couldn’t move her body easily.

What kind of wind suddenly blew made him say that?

I apologize. Now?

It was something I couldn’t ignore. Did he think that if he now reversed what he said during the comprehensive evaluation, they would accept it as is?

Lily’s fist was clenched. If she was, there was no other way to describe her than what she was now. The words that bordered on verbal abuse from Gilbert that day broke Lily’s heart once again. That was the answer that Gilbert, the perpetrator of the incident, gave for the first time in ten years.

Perhaps she, Lily, was waiting for his sincere apology. She wouldn’t have been so angry at Gilbert otherwise she couldn’t have been more disappointed. That’s what I meant about healing her wounds.

No, she may have been thinking that way at the time. Because she was a kind person, she often thought of people’s kindness.

But on the day of her comprehensive evaluation, Gilbert ended up saying hurtful things to her, which continued to this day. That’s why I came to the fitness room again today. To break the incorrigible bastard.

But why did he say that today?

Lily was good at understanding the true feelings of others, and although she really hated to admit it, she couldn’t help but think of Gilbert’s apology from earlier.

He conveyed to her his truly heartfelt apology. She added that during the comprehensive evaluation, she completely hated herself and said she did so.

“I really don’t like it at all.”

Lily chewed her lip and nervously threw her bag she had brought with her into a corner of her training room. It was truly a moment when I hated the character Gilbert so much that my teeth trembled.